Last Totem Novel - Chapter 328

Chapter 328 Na Ling
About half an hour later, Tie Zha and Hillman drove their jeeps across an extremely rugged mountain path and stopped on a relatively spacious platform. At a glance, the road ahead was no longer suitable for vehicles, so they had to rely on walking. After stopping and extinguishing, the two of them turned on the spotlights on their helmets and continued to walk along the stone steps on the side of the platform.

At this moment, without the headlights of the car, the light around them dimmed a lot. Occasionally, an extremely fast shuttle wind blew past. Apart from causing people to be on the verge of collapse, there was also a shrill howl, causing the entire environment to become even more sinister and terrifying.

After climbing the stone steps for a quarter of an hour, Hillman panted and asked to stop, saying that he wanted to rest for a while. Tie Zha stopped and leaned against the stone wall to relax. Although this mechanical power armor wasn’t very heavy, it was still several tens of kilograms. Without activating the power amplification, it was equivalent to climbing a mountain with a load. Naturally, it was a bit hard.

After taking a few breaths, Hillman opened the helmet and drank a can of gutta before activating the psionic energy converter. Even though the Syros were born with a strong physique, he was still an ordinary human. He could not endure long periods of weight-bearing. If he did not activate his psionic energy amplification, he would not be able to move.

“Why don’t you go back to the car and wait for me?” Seeing that he was drinking gutta, Tie Zha made a suggestion. After all, consuming this thing for a long time would cause certain damage to one’s body.

“There’s no need” Hillman waved his hand, as if he was aware of Tie Zha’s worries. He explained that the Hiroshi family had a “high metabolic constitution” and that even if they consumed a large amount of gutta, it wouldn’t affect their health. He then elaborated on what it meant to have a high metabolic constitution.

During the nuclear winter after the ancient nuclear war, a small portion of the underground shelter water was contaminated by radiation. Most of these underground shelters were extinct, and only a few survived until the end of the nuclear winter. The reason why these underground shelters survived was because they had evolved a “high metabolic constitution” that allowed them to directly drink contaminated water. The ancestors of the Cherokee Clan were one of these people.

“Think back, my little sister can eat anything, and she never has diarrhea.” Hillman smiled and asked.

‘”This” Tie Zha thought for a while and remembered that Lena once went to his dwarf mountain stronghold and ate up half a bag of pears he dug up for bait as fruit. She even said that it was sweet and delicious. He was frightened because salad was poisonous to humans, and eating a small piece of it would cause diarrhea. However, Lena did not think so, refusing to even spit it out. In retrospect, it should have something to do with the special constitution of the Xerox family.

“I told you before I came that I won’t hold you back. As long as you give me enough gatecrystals, I can drink to the strength of a Tier 5 Psionic Adept.” Hillman said proudly.

“Then how much do you want to drink?” Tie Zha asked.

Hillman did not answer, but opened his index finger and thumb, indicating.

“How much!” Tie Zha frowned and asked in a deep voice instead of guessing.

“Drinking eight gats in one go will sustain the strength of your spiritual energy for half an hour.” Hillman replied. His three psionic attributes were Absorption Force 1, Control Force 3, and Psionic Force 1. Suppose he drinks eight cans of gatecrystals in a row, he can increase his psionic power to 5, barely equal to a Tier 4 Psionic Adept’s combat strength. The reason for that was because in battle, absorptive power didn’t play any role. Only control power and spiritual power were effective. But then again, he could use the gatectic indefinitely. Theoretically, as long as he could drink it and absorb it in time, his psionic energy would be limitless.

As he thought about it, Tie Zha suddenly reached out to him and asked, “Give me a can to try.”

“You want to drink too?” Facing Tie Zha’s sudden thought, Hillman was first shocked, and then hurriedly explained, “You are not a psionic. Your nerve endings cannot sense liquid psionic energy. Drinking it will not only be unable to absorb it, but will also corrode your internal organs. Even if you want to try it, you will have to try it as medical conditions permit.”

Tie Zha thought for a moment. Although he had the physique of an insect, he would suffer from diarrhea if he accidentally ate a salad. It was still incomparable to the physique of a Xerox monster, so he didn’t say anything else.

After more than ten minutes, the two of them had almost rested. They continued on their journey and walked along the stone steps on the cliff towards the edge of the sentry post. Twenty minutes later, the two climbed a very steep stone staircase and finally arrived at the destination of the trip-a cave dug into the stone wall.

Two Dawn Expeditionary Army combat retinue received them and updated them on the situation.

Three hours ago, fifteen kilometers north of the sentry post, at a depth of about six kilometers, they discovered a “big red skin” nest. The nest was dug on the Great Western Wall, and the straight line distance between the entrance and the Great Eastern Wall was about 800 meters.

The “big red skin” they spoke of was an unofficial term, depending on the color and size of the Great Devil’s skin. In terms of skin color, it is generally divided into miscellaneous skin, green skin, red skin, black skin and purple skin. In terms of body size, it is only divided into “size”, with “large” for a body length of more than 10 meters and “small” for a body length of less than 10 meters. The so-called “Big Red Skin” referred to the Great Abyss Devil whose skin was red, pale red, or deep red, and whose body length exceeded ten meters.

“We estimate that it has only recently migrated here. After digging the nest, it directly went into hibernation.” A combat retinue said.

“Take us over and take a look.” Tie Zha asked.

“This” The two combat retainers’ faces immediately turned ugly as they stammered. On the one hand, they do not have flight equipment and are unable to escape in the face of danger; Second, Tie Zha was only the commander of the Thinker Stronghold, not the commander of the Kingfisher unit of the Dawn Expeditionary Force. Although their superiors were all Temple Princesses, they were different from each other’s subordinate organizations. The former did not have the authority to dispatch them directly.

Looking at the reaction of the two combat retainers, Tie Zha quickly realized that his request had crossed the line. At this moment, a Templar knight dressed in silver Holy Light Power Armor entered the cave. After seeing Tie Zha, he immediately saluted and greeted, “Hello, Lord Wilderness Knight.”

Tie Zha stood up and saluted, then the two of them chatted for a while. The Knight Templar heard the request of the iron slag and immediately expressed his willingness to bring them there. Afterwards, the three of them left the cave at the outpost and headed northward along the simple stone steps that had been dug by hand. Because this place was located at the edge of the human-controlled area, the fortifications of the trestle road were extremely simple and crude, so they could only barely pass through.

After walking for a while, Hillman opened the glass shield on his helmet and drank another can of gutta. When the Knight Templar saw Hillman’s movements, he couldn’t help but reveal a trace of doubt. For most Psionic Adepts, consuming gatecrystals during non-combat periods was a very strange thing to do. However, he didn’t ask any further and continued to lead the way.

Five hours later …

The three of them arrived at a natural bulge on the cliff and sat down breathlessly. Even Tie Zha, who had an evolution rate of more than 60%, couldn’t afford to carry a dozen kilograms of motorized armor for more than a dozen kilometers. Along the way, Hillman drank a total of four cans of gutta, causing the Templar Knight to stare blankly. Finally, he took advantage of his break and asked.

“Big brother, aren’t you afraid of kidney failure after drinking so much gutta?” He asked curiously.

Hillman smiled. Without hiding anything, he directly told the other party about the family’s special physique.

“Ah! So you are a Spirit Receiver.” The Knight Templar sighed. Amongst Psionic Adepts, Psionic Receivers were extremely special existences. They could consume large amounts of gatecrystals to increase their combat strength and replenish their Psionic Ability. Compared to most Psionic Adepts, they were like a machine that could refuel at any time, and they were extremely capable of sustaining their battles. As far as he knew, the highest commander of the First Army of the Dawn Expeditionary Force, the “Heavenly Fury”, was a rare Spirit Receiver. Although he heard that he was only at the Fourth Order, the effect he had on the battlefield was inestimable.

“Not bad, right?” Hillman habitually flung his hair (helmet) and pretended to say. The other two rolled their eyes at the same time.

After resting for about half an hour, Tie Zha drank the concentrated nutrients. He felt that his strength was almost recovered, so he decided to continue forward. The Knight Templar asked, “Lord Tie Zha, please allow me to rest for a while longer. My psionic energy level needs to be restored to about 70% to ensure my safety.”

Helplessly, Tie Zha could only continue to wait …

After about an hour, the Knights Templar finished resting, so the three of them left the platform and continued northward along the trestle road …

Not long after, the Knight Templar, who was leading the way, suddenly stopped. Then, he squatted down and pointed to a spot on the opposite Great Western Wall, saying, “It’s over there.”

Tie Zha crouched down and activated the hyperopia function on his helmet. He then looked in the direction the Templar Knight was pointing. Along with the adjustment of the focal length, the scene in front of him gradually enlarged and drew closer. A few seconds later, his vision became clear, and a huge cave appeared on the stone wall opposite him. At this moment, in the dim environment, the cave emitted a faint red light, appearing extremely strange.

Seemingly guessing the doubts in Tie Zha’s heart, the Templar Knight whispered to the side, “Big Red Skin’s body emits a red spectrum. It is less intense during dormancy and more intense during rage.”

At this moment, Hillman, who was squatting at the side, came over and interrupted, “Oh right, I heard that a big red skin is worth tens of thousands of gold coins. Is that true?”

“If this big red skin can be transported back completely, it will be worth at least 50,000 gold.” The Knights Templar estimated. The Abyss Great Devil’s spine and heart were the core materials of the Devil’s Power Armor. Now, all the major companies were doing research and development, and there was a great demand for them. Not only that, the Great Abyss Devil’s blood was the core ingredient of several high-grade potions, but the bones and tendons were also excellent biological materials. The skulls and reflexed horns were also home decorations that the nobles were competing to compare with. For example, in the living room of the Atlantic Mansion, there was the skull of a Great Abyss Devil.

Toothache, pain …